The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09

this town. Rev. Mr.. Dole of White River
Junction, who was to speak to the Univer-
salist people, was unable to do so on account
Of the Illness of his WIFE 80 f. A. Max
ham has pomegranate which he bought in
Boston last week for the purpose Of show
ing all who may desire to see 1t the sacred
fruit of the ancient Israelites. 80 G. l..
Frank having resigned his place in the tan
merry OF j. b. Alley and Co., Myron Stafford
OF Sutton, p. O., now occupies the position.
- Among those who went to Boston
last week on the excursion were DR.. G. g.
Perry and wife, Mrs. A. j. Graham, Mrs.
Ahial Putnam, Mrs. G. w. Spading, Miss
Florence Soper, G. j. Wallace, A. j. Davis,
f. i. Martin, J. p. Marsh, G.. /. Abbott, j.
ID. Lawrence, Myron Burnett, T.. NJ. Weston,
s. M. Washburn, Fred Arnold, Clinton
Soper, Robbie Soper, Pearl Hayward and
e. a. Markham. 80 About ninety couples
attended the ball at the Wilson House last
week. 80 The Methodist society of Lii
liesville are to unite with the Shakespeare
Club of that place in giving a sociable at
Mrs. Hodgkins' on Thursday evening of
next week, to which all are invited -
Mrs. Earle Cushman of Walpole, n. H., and
Mrs. A. b. Smith of Lake Pleasant, Mass,
visited their sister, Mrs. Reuben Brooks,
and other relatives in this place last week.
60 Freddie Fassett, who was threat
ened with fever the first Of last week, is
able to be out again. - DR.. G. G.. Perry
has purchased an elegant chloride of silver
galvanic battery, known as the Barrett bat
terry. These instruments are almost uni
versally acknowledged to be the most per-
feet ones now manufactured. The in
ventors are sons of Hon. James Barrett of
Rutland. 80 Rolla Fassett of Deadwood.
Dakota, formerly of this town and Roches-
ter, visited here last week. Other visitors
were Miss Markham of Hancock, Carl Put
nam and wife of Rochester, Mrs. c. E.
Stone of Rutland and G. II. Dewey of Rut-
land = Charles Townsend of Barnard
caught a large hawk in trap one day last
week. - Charles Davis little five-year-
old daughter Mollie is dangerously sick with
typhoid pneumonia. - Mrs. Penn Ballou
of Lvndonville is visiting relatives in town.
- The new hose-house is nearly COM
pleted
East Bethel.
Mrs. ALKALINE PAIGE became dizzy the
other day and fell on to the stove. Her in
juries were such that she is now confined
to her bed. - Miss Jennie Mills has re-
turned from Connecticut She has the
agency of the Springfield Silk Mills Com
pany. - Arthur Fowler has returned
from New York and resumed work in the
tin-shop. - n. Fowler is repairing the
Abbott house. - William Arnolds chill
dren of Braintree are spending few days
with their aunt, Mrs. Jane Luce -
Gertie Dewey of Royalton is at work for
Mrs. Isaac Thayer. - II. Z. Clifford and
daughter Nettie have gone to Florida.
- George Clifford and wife have re-
turned to California.
Gaysville.
JOHN LEBARRoN of South Hill was fined
$40 and costs last week for beating his wife
He was intoxicated at the time. - So.
phronia Curtis, widow of Thomas Curtis
died last week. She was over eighty years
of age. 60 Mrs. Eunice Smith has dis
missed her boarders and is moving into the
tenement lately vacated by Dennis Bourne
- Quite number of people from this
place went to Boston last week on the ex.
curson. 60 Mrs. Jesse Wright has gone
to Rochester to visit friends.
Mr.. G. F. HEATH, who had been station
agent at this place for thirty-one years, was
thrown from his carriage last week Tues
day, receiving injuries that resulted in his
death on Friday. Mr. Heath was a mem
Der of the Congregational church, wa.
highly esteemed by all who knew him anG
will be greatly missed His funeral was
largely attended on Sunday Rev. Mr.
Chamberlin officiating. 60 The White
River Good Templars' Union, held last Fri
day, was well attended. - l.. G.. Fay
and wife of Worcester Mass, are visiting
friends in town.